diff --git a/crates/tor-cell/src/chancell/msg.rs b/crates/tor-cell/src/chancell/msg.rs
index 487549d42..b4cfe821d 100644
--- a/crates/tor-cell/src/chancell/msg.rs
+++ b/crates/tor-cell/src/chancell/msg.rs
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ fn take_one_netinfo_addr(r: &mut Reader<'_>) -> Result<Option<IpAddr>> {
 }
 impl Netinfo {
     /// Construct a new Netinfo to be sent by a client.
-    pub fn for_client(their_addr: Option<IpAddr>) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_client(their_addr: Option<IpAddr>) -> Self {
         Netinfo {
             timestamp: 0, // clients don't report their timestamps.
             their_addr,
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ impl Netinfo {
         }
     }
     /// Construct a new Netinfo to be sent by a relay
-    pub fn for_relay<V>(timestamp: u32, their_addr: Option<IpAddr>, my_addrs: V) -> Self
+    pub fn from_relay<V>(timestamp: u32, their_addr: Option<IpAddr>, my_addrs: V) -> Self
     where
         V: Into<Vec<IpAddr>>,
     {
diff --git a/crates/tor-cell/tests/testvec_chanmsg.rs b/crates/tor-cell/tests/testvec_chanmsg.rs
index c285be199..f05c39775 100644
--- a/crates/tor-cell/tests/testvec_chanmsg.rs
+++ b/crates/tor-cell/tests/testvec_chanmsg.rs
@@ -243,14 +243,14 @@ fn test_netinfo() {
     fbody(
         cmd,
         "00000000 04 04 7F000001 00",
-        &msg::Netinfo::for_client(Some(localhost)).into(),
+        &msg::Netinfo::from_client(Some(localhost)).into(),
     );
 
     // example relay netinfo
     fbody(
         cmd,
         "5F6F80E1 04 04 7F000001 01 04 04 7F000001",
-        &msg::Netinfo::for_relay(0x5f6f80e1, Some(localhost), &[localhost][..]).into(),
+        &msg::Netinfo::from_relay(0x5f6f80e1, Some(localhost), &[localhost][..]).into(),
     );
 
     // example ipv6 relay netinfo
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ fn test_netinfo() {
          02
          04 04 7F000001
          06 10 00000000000000000000000000000001",
-        &msg::Netinfo::for_relay(
+        &msg::Netinfo::from_relay(
             0x5f6f859c,
             Some(localhost_v6),
             &[localhost, localhost_v6][..],
@@ -280,14 +280,14 @@ fn test_netinfo() {
         false,
     );
     let expect: msg::ChanMsg =
-        msg::Netinfo::for_relay(0x5f6f859c, None, &[localhost_v6][..]).into();
+        msg::Netinfo::from_relay(0x5f6f859c, None, &[localhost_v6][..]).into();
     assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", netinfo), format!("{:?}", expect));
 
     // Zero-valued their_address are None (hand-generated from above)
     fbody(
         cmd,
         "00000000 04 04 00000000 00",
-        &msg::Netinfo::for_client(None).into(),
+        &msg::Netinfo::from_client(None).into(),
     );
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/tor-proto/src/channel/handshake.rs b/crates/tor-proto/src/channel/handshake.rs
index 804abc285..fcc35cd35 100644
--- a/crates/tor-proto/src/channel/handshake.rs
+++ b/crates/tor-proto/src/channel/handshake.rs
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ impl<T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Send + Unpin + 'static, S: SleepProvider> Verif
             .and_then(ChannelMethod::socket_addrs)
             .and_then(|addrs| addrs.get(0))
             .map(SocketAddr::ip);
-        let netinfo = msg::Netinfo::for_client(peer_ip);
+        let netinfo = msg::Netinfo::from_client(peer_ip);
         self.tls
             .send(netinfo.into())
             .await
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ pub(super) mod test {
         R: Runtime,
     {
         let localhost = std::net::IpAddr::V4(std::net::Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST);
-        let netinfo_cell = msg::Netinfo::for_client(Some(localhost));
+        let netinfo_cell = msg::Netinfo::from_client(Some(localhost));
         let clock_skew = ClockSkew::None;
         UnverifiedChannel {
             link_protocol: 4,